Rhode Island · PFAS in Water: What to Check
PFAS in Water: What to Check in Rhode Island
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island has a 3-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims from the date of discovery. A lawyer can confirm yours.
Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
Rhode Island has documented PFAS contamination at Quonset State Airport (former Quonset Point NAS) and the North Kingstown area of Washington County. Rhode Island has established PFAS drinking water standards and has been active in testing public water systems.
Rhode Island personal injury claims are governed by R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14, providing a 3-year limitations period. Federal PFAS claims proceed in MDL 2873 (D.S.C.). Quonset State Airport and the former Quonset Point Naval Air Station in North Kingstown have documented PFAS from AFFF operations. Rhode Island DEM has conducted PFAS testing of public water systems across the state.
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the PFAS in Water: What to Check overview. This page covers the local information available for Rhode Island.
What happens when I check?
You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.
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